How to improve your child’s concentration and focus?5 min read

If you really wish to focus on building something new, then the secret of change is to focus all of your energy not on fighting the old. Having a great sense of Intelligence, creativity level and skill set are blessings that can lead to impressive achievements. And for that to happen, being concentrated tends to be the game changer. It is a factor which determines growth and development. Once we start paying attention to something and dedicate our sincere efforts towards it, we see how easily growth increases rapidly. Being focused is an amazing skill, but at the same time it is very important to know how to choose the best objects of focus. For getting healthy results, we should try to focus on the process, not the results. One can generate endless motivation and avoid disappointment this way.

Fighting the problem

Experts believe that typically a child can concentrate hard for three to five minutes for every year of their life: For instance, a five-year-old may be able to focus for not more than 15 minutes, whereas a 10-year-old kid can focus for almost 1 hour continuously.

Unsurprisingly many kids find it hard to concentrate for even a short span of time, particularly if the activity they’re working on seems to be boring, or if there are lots of distractions.

Staying focused can be the solution to almost 80% of your problems. By focusing on the issues at hand and channelling all our energy on them, we gather the necessary strength to improve things.

We don’t tend to be calm and lose our patience level very easily in times of stress and struggle. The life of our kids is filled with endless distractions that often make their ability to focus constricted. It is something which can prove to control over your kid’s mental health, and losing that can only harm definitely harm them as well.

Signs of low concentration amongst kids

There are numerous points of concern, observing which you can find out whether your kid is focused or not. Let’s find out some of these signs of low concentration.

• Lack of interest
• Inability to concentrate for a longer period of time and maintain their focus
• Getting easily distracted
• They appear to be daydreaming almost every time
• Difficulty in following instructions
• Inability to keep things organised

Benefits of being a focused kid

Tons of benefits can be noticed when a child becomes determined as well as focused. Some of them are listed below.

• Cognitive thinking and analysis strength is much better that other kids
• Kids tend to learn concepts competitively better
• The knowledge gained is long-term stored by the brain and can be easily refrained at any moment of time.
• Better overview and visualization of the world

Working on the focus factor

Play mind-related games & exercises to build attention

Mind related games trigger adrenaline as well as growth hormones in a person’s body. These hormones are responsible for inducing cognitive strength as well as analytical power. Let’s look at some of these fabulous games!

Thinking games

Crossword puzzles, jigsaw puzzles and card games such as ‘Uno’ actually improve attention for words, numbers and pictures, while picture puzzles—in which your child tends to look for things that are depicted to be ‘wrong’ in the given picture- improves attention and increases concentration.

Tongue Twisters

Betty bought butter?! Or any other difficult tongue twister can actually make your kid think and concentrate much harder than usual. Oops! Not only children, but also we as adults need a lot of focussing to get this right! Surf the internet for tongue twisters of varying levels of difficulty to give your child a good concentration workout.

Naps and breaks boost concentration!

Taking breaks in between while studying is no big deal. And should be highly emphasized. According to researchers, taking short naps as well as having breaks helps to recharge your mind and thus you remember what you just learnt more effectively. The hormones released by our brain while taking rest work wonders on our cognitive minds. Almost all the children are seen to concentrate better after a fine nights’ rest. A short nap or power nap for about 20-40 minutes after getting free or in leisure time also do the trick to increase concentration.

Make sure that there is no disturbance while the study period

Make sure to finish all the side activities and excuses like bathroom breaks, hunger pangs etc before the study time begins as children have the tendency to interfere with concentration. Children are naturally curious with unmatchable energy. Ever noticed your kid making excuses while studying or when you tell them to do any household chore? One of the main reasons because of which they face these concentration issues is that they are wired differently. Every kid has different thoughts and unique perspectives. You, as a parent, should try to make these activities engaging by using your own creativity! Let them realize- Every activity can turn into a mindful one if you try to focus and gather all your concentration towards it.

Conclusion

Like in the case of any other skill, focusing on a particular task can be improved and made automatic. The trick is to be consistent. The above mentioned tips and tricks to increase focusing power for your kids is clearly a win/win solution because they not only improve concentration strength but also strengthens the loving bond that you have with your child.

Let your kid have the best visual and optimal quality in life. Taking care of these small things will definitely bring a big and positive change in your child’s life. Focus and determination can help us to reach our goals much faster. As soon as we gain the ability to concentrate, day and night, on the things that matter, we move closer to the realization of all our aspirations.